Messy Church Nativity Sheep Trail - This is taking place throughout Holmfirth now. We have chosen the local Kirklees "Home Start" Charity as beneficiaries from this event.

Home-Start is a Kirklees Charity which supports parents in giving children a happy and secure childhood. They recruit and train volunteers (Usually parents themselves) to visit families in their homes offering informal, friendly and confidential support.

Ten local Primary Schools have been contacted, with a hope that many families will follow the trail and then come to our special Messy Nativity Celebration on Saturday 21st December at 3pm.

The celebration, which will begin with refreshments, will be open to everyone, so we hope you'll come too!

This is a real opportunity for outreach, but it has involved the designing and printing of many Posters and Trail leaflets. If you can help at all with the cost, Michael or the Messy Church Team will be pleased to receive donations. Thank you.

This weeks Sunday Morning service will be a family service taken by Judith Robinson.

The service will be aimed at all age worship and we would love to welcome all along to this, particularly the younger generation, who are always encouraged to join in with the worship activities at family services.

We are also looking forward to next weekend when we will have a service of remembrance for all who have died in the service of our armed forces. For all those who feel they would like to join us for this, a warm welcome is guarenteed.

Last weekend focussed on the teenagers at Holmfirth Methodist Church. On Saturday members of the Sunday night Youth Club and their leaders organised a magnificent three course meal for 65 members of the Church and friends. Together with a raffle and a hilarious auction of items generously donated by local businesses the evening raised over £1200 for three chosen charities – The Forget me not Children’s Hospice, The Teenage Cancer Trust and Christian Aid.